I put an 8' cedar log on the mill, hoping to get a 4x4 and a few 1" boards. The more I cut the more rot I found. It was 9" on the top end which scaled about 35 board feet; I got (2) 1x3 boards out of it, and a LOT of kindling wood for next year.Today I cut 8 boards 10’x10”x1”, three 10’x4”x1” boards, about 4 gallons of sawdust, and a bunch of offcut slabwood.
I am starting to think that sawmilling is like cleaning fish: you catch a 20-pound fish and you land up with about 11 pounds of fillet. . . or less if you are not good at filleting